Ottawa's outdated 911 system holding up pilot to use taxis for patient transport
Months after a pilot project to help free paramedics from hospital backlogs was set to begin, there's still no word on when it could get approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health.
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![Ottawa's paramedic chief, Pierre Poirier, takes part in a news conference in November 2022 about improving the amount of time ambulances spend at the Montfort Hospital. A man in a uniform stands in front of an ambulance with his palms out and facing up.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6651083.1708034906!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/paramedic-chief-pierre-poirier.jpg)
Months after a pilot project to help free paramedics from hospital backlogs was set to begin, there's still no word on when it could get approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health.